This morning when I opened CATIA all of my 3D geometry is stretched/skewed horizontally. A quick search of the forum produced the following threads...

thread560-157844: Widescreen display...

thread560-146567: How do I optimize the wide screen display with CATIA V5?

...but both of these are assuming a new widescreen setup. I've been using a widescreen laptop and secondary monitor for months without issue, but all of sudden this morning the geometry is skewed. Did one of my settings get changed accidentally? Since everything has been ok before today, I assume I don't have to manually set environment variables as the referenced threads suggest, right?

Win7-SP1 (64bit) / NX7.5.4.4 MP2 Rev D / CATIA V5R20 SP4 HF49

Hi,

First thing is to delete your CATSettings.

Regards
Fernando

https://picasaweb.google.com/102257836106335725208

After creating a backup of your CATSettings!!

Rob Stupplebeen
https://sites.google.com/site/robertkstupplebeen/

Ok, assuming I backup and delete my CATSettings, now what? Isn't there something in the CATSettings that drives this, and if so, why can't I go straight there and change it?

Win7-SP1 (64bit) / NX7.5.4.4 MP2 Rev D / CATIA V5R20 SP4 HF49

CATSettings are encoded files created automatically by CATIA, according to your options. And yes, a back-up it wolud be good to have it when they are working properly.

A (short) list bellow

CATSettings Name Short explanation, where is located in Tools-Options...

DNavigator.CATSettings DMU Navigator (assembly design: Preview for sectioning on / off feature)
Assembly.CATSettings Options> Mechanical Design / Assembly Design / General, Constraints
CAT3DXml.CATSettings Options> General / Compatibility / 3D XML
CatalogEditor.CATSettings Settings in the catalog editor or catalog browser
CatalogOption.CATSettings Options> Infrastructure / Catalog Editor
CATAutoLogoff.CATSettings Options> General / Licensing
CATDrawing.CATSettings User settings in the Drafting workbench
CATDxfSettingsRep.CATSettings Options> General / Compatibility / DXF
CATIAV5Cache.CATSettings Options> Infrastructure / Cache Management
CATIg2SettingsRep.CATSettings Options> General / Compatibility / IGES 2D
CATMemWarning.CATSettings Options> General / General (Memory Warning)
CATPart.CATSettings Part Design settings
CATProduct.CATSettings Assembly Design settings
CATScriptUIWindow.CATSettings Macro settings (up to R16)
CATStandardViewSetting.CATSettings (up to R16)
CATStatistics.CATSettings Options> General / Statistics
CATTPSEditor.CATSettings Options> Infrastructure / Infrastructure 3D Annotations
CCDImport_Settings.CATSettings Options> General / Compatibility / CCD files
CColors.CATSettings Custom Colors (Custom Colors Table)

CGRFormat.CATSettings Options> General / Compatibility / Cgr Management (Applicative Data)
Cke.CATSettings Options> General / Parameters and Measures / Units
CkeTolerance.CATSettings Options> General / Parameters and Measures / Parameters Tolerance
ClashPublish.CATSettings Options> Digital modeling / DMU Space Analysis / DMU - overlapping process
Constraint.CATSettings Options> General / Parameters and Measures / Constraints and Dimensions
DefaultAttributesRepository.CATSettings Graphical Attributes: Default Values
DialogEditStack.CATSettings 'Panels MRU' list of values for CATIA
DialogPosition.CATSettings Positions of the toolbars
DLNames.CATSettings Options> General / Document (DL-Name: Configure ..)
DLNamesRespositorySearch.CATSettings Options> General / Document (DL-Name: Configure .. / Frame Search)
DocEnv.CATSettings Options> General / Documentaries
DocView.CATSettings Options> General / Help
DraftingOptions.CATSettings Options> Mechanical Design / Drafting
DraftingSession.CATSettings Settings in the Interactive Drafting workbench
DynLicensing.CATSettings Options> General / Shareable Products
FrameConfig.CATSettings Toolbar definitions, icons for commands (Customize..)
FrameGeneral.CATSettings Language, keyboard commands (Customize..)
GeneralPerformances.CATSettings Options> General / PCS (Undo settings)
GeometrybV4ToV5.CATSettings Options> General / Compatibility / V4/V5 SPACE
IGES.CATSettings Options> General / Compatibility / IGES
Interoperability.CATSettings Options> General / Compatibility / V4 Data Reading
Knowledge.CATSettings Options> General / Parameters and Measures / Knowledge + Knowledge Environment
LayersFilter.CATSettings Options> General / display / filtering layer
Licensing.CATSettings Options> General / General / Licensing
LinetypeRepository.CATSettings Options> General / Display / Linetype
LowGraph.CATSettings Current value GraphZoom
MaterialOptionsSettings.CATSettings Options> Infrastructure / Library Materials / Supplies
MeasureSettings.CATSettings Options> General / Parameters and Measures / Measure Tools
MigrBatch.CATSettings Options> General / Compatibility / Migration Batch
MRU.CATSettings List of recently opened files (under File menu)
MultiCAD.CATSettings Direct interface to other CAD systems
NodeCustomize.CATSettings Options> Infrastructure / Product Structure / Nodes Customization
NumberDisplay.CATSettings Options> General / Parameters and Measures / Units
Part.CATSettings Options> Infrastructure / Infrastructure Part / Display, General (Update)
PartDocument.CATSettings Options> Infrastructure / Infrastructure Part / Part Document
Print.CATSettings Setting up printers and capture options
Printers.CATSettings Options> General / Printers
ProductStructure.CATSettings Options> Infrastructure / Product Structure / Product Structure
Publish.CATSettings Options> General / Graphics Formats
Report.CATSettings Options> General / Parameters and Measures / Report Generation
Scripting.CATSettings Options> General / Macros
Search.CATSettings Options> General / Search
SearchFavoriteQueries.CATSettings Favorite list of search
SearchQueryMRU.CATSettings Recent entries in Search
SectioningRepository.CATSettings Options> Mechanical Design / Assembly Design / DMU sectioning
SelectSettings.CATSettings Options> Infrastructure / Part Infrastructure / General (Others)
SendTo.CATSettings Settings File / Send to ..
SettingsDialog.CATSettings Last viewed tab in Tools / Options ..
SettingsPublishCatalogPath.CATSettings Catalog Editor: Published catalog features
ShapeDesign.CATSettings Options> Shape / Generative Shape Design
Sketcher.CATSettings Options> Mechanical Design / Sketcher / Sketcher
SpecifV4ToV5.CATSettings Options> General / Compatibility / V4/V5 SPEC
SymbolicLinks.CATSettings Options> General / Document / Linked Document Localization (+ UUID status)
TabletSupport.CATSettings Options> General / Devices and Virtual Reality / Tablet Support
ThicknessRepository.CATSettings Options> General / Display / Font Thickness
TreeCustomize.CATSettings EditorMultiList
Tree.CATSettings Options> General / Display / Tree manipulation
V4Writing.CATSettings Options> General / Compatibility / Saving as V4 Data
VirtualReality.CATSettings Options> General / Devices and Virtual Reality Devices
VisualizationCluster.CATSettings Options> General / Devices and Virtual Reality Devices (cluster option)
VisualizationRepository.CATSettings Options> General / Display / Navigation + Performance + Visualization
VisuCustomize.CATSettings Options> Infrastructure / Product Structure / Product Visualization
VisuFilters.CATSettings Settings of the current Layer Filter
VRButtonCustomize.CATSettings Settings of the keys for space mouse
VRCommands.CATSettings Options> General / Devices and Virtual Reality Devices commands
VrmlFormat.CATSettings Options> General / Compatibility / VRML
WarmStart.CATSettings Settings for a warm start

Regards
Fernando

https://picasaweb.google.com/102257836106335725208

Sometimes the settings can be corrupted. I have seen an option toggled to a certain setting with the wrong result. Now I use admin settings on a server and I reset them with each new version installed.

Win XP64
R20/21, 3DVIA Composer 2012, ST R20
Dell T7400 16GB Ram
Quadro FX 4800 - 1.5GB